Bolding v. State

The appellant, Billy M. Bolding, was indicted on May 4, 1982, by the Etowah County Grand Jury on charges of trafficking in cannabis in violation of § 20-2-80 Code of Alabama (1975), and possession of marijuana in violation of § 20-2-70 (a) Code of Alabama (1975). The latter charge was dismissed on motion by the State, thus leaving the indictment to charge that appellant "did knowingly sell, manufacture, deliver or bring into this state, or was knowingly in actual or constructive possession of in excess of one kilo or 2.2 pounds of cannabis. . . ." Appellant was arraigned on May 17, 1982, when…